[Nanog-futures] Smoke at NANOG meetings

2009-10-26 Thread Steve Gibbard
I'd like to thank the people at Merit and on the various NANOG committees for putting on what was for the most part another great NANOG meeting. However, for those of us with sensitive resperatory systems, the bar and lobby, where much of the important stuff at NANOG happens, were really

Re: [Nanog-futures] Smoke at NANOG meetings

2009-10-26 Thread kris foster
On Oct 26, 2009, at 3:06 PM, Steve Gibbard wrote: [snip] Given how rare it is to find hotel lobbies in the US or Canada, or even in Europe, that still allow smoking, it doesn't seem like it would be difficult to adopt a policy of only holding NANOG meetings in non- smoking hotels. I'd

Re: [Nanog-futures] Smoke at NANOG meetings

2009-10-26 Thread Tim Yocum
Wow! I had no idea there were still indoor smoking bars anywhere in the US. I support Steve's suggestion as an asthmatic who never notices symptoms until smoke drifts by. - Tim On Oct 26, 2009, at 5:06 PM, Steve Gibbard s...@gibbard.org wrote: I'd like to thank the people at Merit and on

Re: [Nanog-futures] Smoke at NANOG meetings

2009-10-26 Thread Jared Mauch
On Oct 26, 2009, at 6:12 PM, kris foster wrote: On Oct 26, 2009, at 3:06 PM, Steve Gibbard wrote: [snip] Given how rare it is to find hotel lobbies in the US or Canada, or even in Europe, that still allow smoking, it doesn't seem like it would be difficult to adopt a policy of only

Re: [Nanog-futures] Smoke at NANOG meetings

2009-10-26 Thread Joe Provo
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 07:34:47PM -0400, Jared Mauch wrote: [snip] I would be keen to see this restriction put in-place, but unless you are hosting the meeting and picking the venue, it may be challenging. Until we're swimming in competing hosting offers, it may not be feasible to

Re: [Nanog-futures] Smoke at NANOG meetings

2009-10-26 Thread Matthew Petach
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Steve Gibbard s...@gibbard.org wrote: I'd like to thank the people at Merit and on the various NANOG committees for putting on what was for the most part another great NANOG meeting. However, for those of us with sensitive resperatory systems, the bar and

Re: [Nanog-futures] Smoke at NANOG meetings

2009-10-26 Thread Christopher Morrow
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 9:54 PM, Matthew Petach mpet...@netflight.com wrote: There was stuff happening in the bar?   I just avoided it like the smoke-filled plague it was.   If people were doing business in the bar, it definitely limited the audience and scope (which could be seen as a

Re: ISP port blocking practice/Free Speech

2009-10-26 Thread Richard Bennett
The U. S. Congress is on the spot already, proposing strict scrutiny tests for filtering and forwarding decisions of all kinds. RB Randy Bush wrote: should we now look forward to deep technical opinons from law clerks -- Richard Bennett Research Fellow Information Technology and

Re: ISP port blocking practice

2009-10-26 Thread Joe Provo
[tangent of interst for the archives] On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 02:07:42PM -0500, Joe Greco wrote: [snip] If I'm assigned 24.1.2.3 by Comcast, and Comcast filters my ingress to prevent me from emitting other addresses, you claim that's fine because it's BCP38. There's a problem: I can

Simple Change Management Tracking

2009-10-26 Thread Paul Stewart
Hi folks... I'm just looking for some feedback ... we are looking for a *really* simple Change Management ticket system. All we want is a system that does the following: Technician opens ticket requesting a network level or server level change outlining the brief details, severity level and

RE: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Sven Olaf Kamphuis
I am a strong advocate of free speech and have a track record for both supporting and exercising it. But the dissenters must be responsible. Copying a site - copyright infringement - is never free speech, it is illegal activity. I really don't even care if there is a legal omg... it's

Re: Simple Change Management Tracking

2009-10-26 Thread Bret Clark
We use [1]http://www.troubleticketexpress.com/ to do just that. While it leans more towards being a customer support system, we've had no problem using it as our internal provisioning/network maintenance system too. Basic, simple and ties into a SQL db. Bret Paul Stewart

Re: Simple Change Management Tracking

2009-10-26 Thread Duane Waddle
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 5:19 AM, Paul Stewart pstew...@nexicomgroup.net wrote: Hi folks... I'm just looking for some feedback ... we are looking for a *really* simple Change Management ticket system.  All we want is a system that does the following: Hi Paul, Have you considered any of

RE: Simple Change Management Tracking

2009-10-26 Thread Paul Stewart
Thanks very much.. We ran RT for a while but every time a new update came out on CentOS it broke the installation (perl mods), making it a pain to keep running. Bugzilla we haven't tried nor the JIRA. I'll take a look... does JIRA have an approval process or some type? Cheers, Paul

Re: Simple Change Management Tracking

2009-10-26 Thread Phil Regnauld
Paul Stewart (pstewart) writes: Thanks very much.. We ran RT for a while but every time a new update came out on CentOS it broke the installation (perl mods), making it a pain to keep running. Hi Paul, I'm maintaining RT installs on FreeBSD, Debian, CentOS/RHEL, and so far

RE: Simple Change Management Tracking

2009-10-26 Thread Paul Stewart
Thanks - we're not really looking for so much a ticketing system as more of a change management approval system I guess. There was a hosted package offering called Sargeant Change at one time but the website disappeared - while I'd rather not have something hosted it was exactly what would work

Re: Simple Change Management Tracking

2009-10-26 Thread Jens Link
Paul Stewart pstew...@nexicomgroup.net writes: Thanks - we're not really looking for so much a ticketing system as more of a change management approval system I guess. Thats why I suggested OTRS only after RT was mentioned. CheckPoint R70.1 has something like this build in but it's only for

Re: Simple Change Management Tracking

2009-10-26 Thread Nathan Ward
On 27/10/2009, at 12:11 AM, Paul Stewart wrote: We ran RT for a while but every time a new update came out on CentOS it broke the installation (perl mods), making it a pain to keep running. Bugzilla we haven't tried nor the JIRA. I'll take a look... does JIRA have an approval process or

RE: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Brian Johnson
So why are we having this discussion? Because it appears that HE took down non-infringing sites? Excuse me for stating the obvious. :-) ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - On the technical side of this question... Let's say that a customer is doing

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Joe Greco
So why are we having this discussion? Because it appears that HE took down non-infringing sites? Excuse me for stating the obvious. :-) ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - On the technical side of this question... Let's say that a customer

RE: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread John van Oppen
I think that is a pretty standard procedure. We generally give our users 12 hours to remove the content before we null-route the IP... The only time this does not apply is with active spam sources, simple and quite effective. Thanks, John van Oppen Spectrum Networks LLC Direct: 206.973.8302

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Jack Bates
John van Oppen wrote: I think that is a pretty standard procedure. We generally give our users 12 hours to remove the content before we null-route the IP... The only time this does not apply is with active spam sources, simple and quite effective. And yet, that may have been exactly what

RE: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Brian Johnson
-Original Message- From: Jack Bates [mailto:jba...@brightok.net] Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:52 AM To: John van Oppen Cc: Joe Greco; Brian Johnson; North American Network Operators Group Subject: Re: DMCA takedowns of networks John van Oppen wrote: I think that is a pretty

Re: What should ISPs ASPs MSPs xSPs do?

2009-10-26 Thread deleskie
I always make the assumption that I'm on my own and now one will help. If they do GREAT if not, sucks to be but I'm prepared. In a perfect world we all help others, but if the people paying any givens person paycheck have other issues tasked to higher priority levels then I can blame or fault

Alcatel-Lucent VPN Firewall Brick

2009-10-26 Thread Jay Nakamura
Hello all, Looking for input on Alcatel-Lucent VPN Firewall Brick. I can look up spec and other published information but, as always, the devil is in the detail and you just never know what wall you run into until you actually try it so I wanted to see if anyone has used this and can point out

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread N. Yaakov Ziskind
Jack Bates wrote (on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 09:52:01AM -0500): John van Oppen wrote: I think that is a pretty standard procedure. We generally give our users 12 hours to remove the content before we null-route the IP... The only time this does not apply is with active spam sources, simple and

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Shrdlu
N. Yaakov Ziskind wrote: Jack Bates wrote (on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 09:52:01AM -0500): John van Oppen wrote: I think that is a pretty standard procedure. We generally give our users 12 hours to remove the content before we null-route the IP... And yet, that may have been exactly what

Re: Simple Change Management Tracking

2009-10-26 Thread Dan Young
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:22 AM, Phil Regnauld regna...@nsrc.org wrote: Paul Stewart (pstewart) writes: Thanks very much.. We ran RT for a while but every time a new update came out on CentOS it broke the installation (perl mods), making it a pain to keep running.        Hi Paul,        

Re: Simple Change Management Tracking

2009-10-26 Thread Mohacsi Janos
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009, Nathan Ward wrote: On 27/10/2009, at 12:11 AM, Paul Stewart wrote: We ran RT for a while but every time a new update came out on CentOS it broke the installation (perl mods), making it a pain to keep running. Bugzilla we haven't tried nor the JIRA. I'll take a look...

Re: Simple Change Management Tracking

2009-10-26 Thread Phil Regnauld
Dan Young (dyoung) writes: If you want Fedora-ish packages built for RHEL/CentOS, getting them from EPEL is a better choice: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/repoview/rt3.html http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/x86_64/repoview/rt3.html Yes, EPEL is ok, but

Re: Alcatel-Lucent VPN Firewall Brick

2009-10-26 Thread Justin M. Streiner
On Mon, 26 Oct 2009, Jay Nakamura wrote: Looking for input on Alcatel-Lucent VPN Firewall Brick. I can look up spec and other published information but, as always, the devil is in the detail and you just never know what wall you run into until you actually try it so I wanted to see if anyone

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Sven Olaf Kamphuis
Is there a better solution that doesn't require intrusive parsing? Sure. Tell the hoster they've got to shut it down, or else lose their connectivity. which would be called blackmail. sure, have the cops arrest the guy that actually runs the site or uploaded it onto the site, if they

Re: Simple Change Management Tracking

2009-10-26 Thread Dan Young
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Phil Regnauld regna...@nsrc.org wrote: Dan Young (dyoung) writes: If you want Fedora-ish packages built for RHEL/CentOS, getting them from EPEL is a better choice: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/repoview/rt3.html

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Richard A Steenbergen
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:11:47AM -0500, Brian Johnson wrote: Is there any reason to believe that HE didn't do that? The report doesn't mention if HE contacted the customer before doing this. According to May First's own statement, this is exactly what happened:

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Joly MacFie
[realizing that I am veering OT] Last Thursday I videotaped a talk Jefferson's Moose in Cyberspace in NYC. http://www.isoc-ny.org/?p=959 (still editing - soon come) One point made was that the progress vs moral rights dichotomy in copyright philosophy is so deep that there really is little, if

RE: Alcatel-Lucent VPN Firewall Brick

2009-10-26 Thread Eric RICHARD
Hello, I am working for a French ISP, we are working with this product in order to provide a firewall for our VRF customers. Quickly : Used to : * Firewall / NAT for IPV4 VRF * Rate limit bandwidth sessions * A few logging Pro: * stable * ipsec pptp passthrough Cons : * ugly java

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Jack Bates
Richard A Steenbergen wrote: had no liability in the matter. Of course Hurricane is well within their rights not to serve any customer that they please, but the customer is also well within their rights to find another provider who better respects the rights of free speech on the Internet (if

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Bruce Williams
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Jack Bates jba...@brightok.net wrote: Richard A Steenbergen wrote: had no liability in the matter. Of course Hurricane is well within their rights not to serve any customer that they please, but the customer is also well within their rights to find another

ADMIN: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Simon Lyall
A reminder that discussion of the following topics and off-topic for the NANOG list: 6. Postings of political, philosophical, and legal nature are prohibited. Simon Lyall NANOG MLC ( on behalf of) -- Simon Lyall | Very Busy | Web: http://www.darkmere.gen.nz/ To stay awake all night adds

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Jack Bates
Bruce Williams wrote: Not that HE should act as a judge, but just to clarify what is being done. Hey. I think it's great satire. Given the nature of their content, you'd expect them to have been better prepared for a DMCA notice. I suspect they will be in the future. Jack

[NANOG-announce] NANOG 47 wrap-up (and survey reminder!)

2009-10-26 Thread Steve Feldman
Thanks again to everyone who attended NANOG 47 in Dearborn, or watched remotely. Arbor Networks and Merit Network were wonderful hosts, and the Program Committee and presenters combined to give us an excellent program. Special thanks also go to the ARIN staff, who worked closely with

Power Analysis/Management Tools

2009-10-26 Thread Brandon Galbraith
Not to go too off-topic, but if there is a more preferred location for me to ask, please let me know. I'm looking for recommendations on open source packages that people are using for monitoring power utilization of their network/server gear. We're using Cacti currently, pulling the data from

Re: Power Analysis/Management Tools

2009-10-26 Thread David B. Peterson
I do the same, but with ganglia. I've noticed that different APCs report power differently (after comparing APC output to BCMS output.) Our newer servers also report power consumption via IPMI: /usr/bin/ ipmitool sdr type Current. We also graph that via ganglia. -Dave On Oct 26,

Re: Alcatel-Lucent VPN Firewall Brick

2009-10-26 Thread Christopher Morrow
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Justin M. Streiner strei...@cluebyfour.org wrote: On Mon, 26 Oct 2009, Jay Nakamura wrote: Looking for input on Alcatel-Lucent VPN Firewall Brick.  I can look up spec and other published information but, as always, the devil is in the detail and you just

RE: Power Analysis/Management Tools

2009-10-26 Thread Greg Whynott
I'd think SNMP will be what any product uses to query APC gear, even their own suite uses SNMP to collect information and receive traps. We use cacti to graph our loads on the APC power bars and UPS gear, gives you everything you need on all phases/legs, was there something in particular you

Re: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Randy Bush
But, if HE *didn't* do that, why aren't they commenting? Like, on this forum, for example? HE ppl seem to know the address of NANOG ... probably because they, like many of us, are deeply amused by days of conjecturbation. randy

RE: DMCA takedowns of networks

2009-10-26 Thread Brian Johnson
Per Dictionary.com: blackmail -noun 1. any payment extorted by intimidation, as by threats of injurious revelations or accusations. 2. the extortion of such payment: He confessed rather than suffer the dishonor of blackmail. 3. a tribute formerly exacted in the north of England and in Scotland

Colocation needed in the Chicago area (I know, second request)

2009-10-26 Thread John Palmer (NANOG Acct)
Looking for 24U space 5Mbps bandwidth BGP Peer 15amps Chicago or Chicago suburbs (including Northern Indiana (Merrillville, Hammond, etc). Budget NO MORE THAN $750/month. If you know of colocation space that meets these parameters, please let me know. Sorry this is my second request, I

RE: Colocation needed in the Chicago area (I know, second request)

2009-10-26 Thread Todd Mueller
Check with Continuum Data Centers. I have a server racked there and have toured the facility. Very nice and the owner Tom is a great guy. Pricing is very good and service is reliable. http://continuumdatacenters.com/ -Original Message- From: John Palmer (NANOG Acct)

Re: Alcatel-Lucent VPN Firewall Brick

2009-10-26 Thread Justin M. Streiner
On Mon, 26 Oct 2009, Christopher Morrow wrote: On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Justin M. Streiner strei...@cluebyfour.org wrote: On Mon, 26 Oct 2009, Jay Nakamura wrote: Looking for input on Alcatel-Lucent VPN Firewall Brick.  I can look up spec and other published information but, as

Re: {SPAM?} Re: IPv6 Deployment for the LAN

2009-10-26 Thread Matthew Petach
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 11:33 PM, Karl Auer ka...@biplane.com.au wrote: On Fri, 2009-10-23 at 20:48 -0700, Joel Jaeggli wrote: the mac address of the rouge server pedantic It's R-O-G-U-E - rogue. Rouge is French for red and English for red make-up. Also the name of the Ford assembly plant

Re: Power Analysis/Management Tools

2009-10-26 Thread Bill Blackford
Same. Cacti -b On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Greg Whynott greg.whyn...@oicr.on.cawrote: I'd think SNMP will be what any product uses to query APC gear, even their own suite uses SNMP to collect information and receive traps. We use cacti to graph our loads on the APC power bars and UPS